hosta flower by summerfield

hosta flower

my camera is like a woman having PMS. it's so darn moody! for example, this morning i went out early for a walk with my canon, you know, thinking i might pass by some nice gardens and i can take a photo (not that i don't have thousands of fillers on reserve!). so i passed by this beautiful house with a lush flower garden and i started taking pictures using the macro feature. daisies, roses, cosmos, lilies, cacti. all were reversed dof. and i was especially miffed because there was a hosta flower that had dew hanging as if it was waiting for a photo before finally dripping off into non-existence. still nada!

then tonight as i reviewed and discarded the bad ones, there showed one with such incredible clarity you'd think it came from another planet. could it have been properly centred, is that too much to ask! it makes me think all my good photos were accidents and that i should really sit down and read the darn user's manual.

in any case, doesn't this hosta flower look incredibly awesome? i love the colour of brushed purplish blue. and do you see the beautiful clear morning sky over toronto? a precursor to a hot humid sunday. well, we wanted hot so we got hot.
Lovely photo even if it was the only one. I know the feeling. I was at a beautiful park today but I was not at all happy with the photos. I think there is something in the air. Hope you have air conditiioning so you can sleep in that humidity.
July 4th, 2011  
A very beautiful flower. That is the thing about taking pictures. Sometimes you have to go through so many to get just the right one. This is a very nice shot and I love the blue sky
July 4th, 2011  
I love the details in the blossoms -- the purplish lines are amazing! Yep, it always works for me -- the ones I think are going to be outstanding go bomb!
July 4th, 2011  
Beautiful shot!
July 4th, 2011  
Very nice- clarity and color. Good thing we dont delete shots till we get a better chance to view them. I love it if I get one good one out of a days shots.
July 4th, 2011  
@pamfromcalgary - thanks, pam. it's still comfortable in my apartment, i just need to have the fan circulating the air.
@bkbinthecity - thanks so much.
July 4th, 2011  
@cscecil - hey, CS! you're back. how are you? i've missed you. thanks for the comment.
July 4th, 2011  
@sunnygreenwood - thank you, anne.
@jannkc - thank you, jann. 83 shots of hosta flowers in reverse DOF, would you believe it?
July 4th, 2011  
yes, playing catchup -- I'll post some pics in a sec!! I've missed YOU!!!!
July 4th, 2011  
i know, i know, i know. can't wait to get to the computer only to discover there is nothing to i was expecting but. . .oh, what is that? i live in frustration city where i am rapidly going bald.
July 4th, 2011  
@catsmeowb - oh you are so funny, camille. hmmmm...on the other hand, that's probably what's causing me to lose hair, too!
July 4th, 2011  
great one ..Oh...no now you telling me my camera's female?
July 4th, 2011  
@steeler - you are so funny, howard.
July 4th, 2011  
lovely blue lines on the flower...so pretty Ms Summer.
and as for PMS, last thing we need is for our cameras to be so cantankerous!
July 4th, 2011  
It is indeed beautiful! Love that its almost white with a dash of purple.
July 4th, 2011  
@danig - indeed, DG! :-) thank you.
@altadc - thank you, alta.
July 4th, 2011  
You are too funny, my camera has PMS sometime too! Imagine that! Lovely Hostas.
July 6th, 2011  
@jobesekama - thank you, beth. today camera's working fine. hehehe.
July 6th, 2011  
I know the feeling of only getting one shot too...and of the camera having PMS! the hostas are lovely tho!
July 7th, 2011  
@patticake - thanks, patti.
July 8th, 2011  
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